english version: To all Members of the Animation and VFX Community:

Invitation to an exclusive Lecture with Carlos Saldanha about the upcoming Blue Sky Studios movie „FERDINAND“ in BERLIN on December 7th.

We are excited to invite you in the name of The 20th Century Fox of Germany GmbH to an exclusive lecture with Carlos Saldanha (Ice Age, Rio) about his new production „FERDINAND“. Mr. Saldanha will give us an insight about the production and development of the new movie and the transformation of a beloved children´s book classic into an animated feature film.

There will be a Q&A after the lecture.

Also there will be the possibility for all participants to see the new movie before the lecture!

The lecture will take place on December 7th in Berlin around 10.45 AM to 01.00 PM CET.

If you would like to participate, please send an email to indac@gmx.de – Subject: FERDINAND!

The seats are very limited!

Members of indac.org and students in the field of animation and directing will be priviliged.

Born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saldanha enjoyed a fairly typical childhood that was eventually defined by his passion for animation. Carlos would spend hours perfecting his cartoonish drawing technique, and he quickly realized that he had to move to the States to pursue animation as a career. In 1991, Carlos arrived in New York City to attend the prestigious School of Visual Arts, where he completed two well-received shorts and earned a degree in animation. It was also at School that Saldanha met MFA instructor and future film directing partner Chris Wedge, who invited Saldanha to join Wedge’s company Blue Sky Studios. Carlos was immediately put to work as an animator on Blue Sky’s various projects, with the company, in its early days, best known for cranking out commercials and short films. In 1997, Blue Sky began focusing exclusively on special effects and Carlos worked behind-the-scenes on such movies as 1997’s The Fairy Godmother and 1999’s Fight Club.

Opening on Tuesday 13th June with the first-ever Mifa Campus boasting Guillermo del Toro as its patron, this year the Mifa will host all the professional conferences on site as well as the traditional Meetings: Territory Focus, Share With, Mifa Pitches, Mifa Press Conferences, the Video Library… and even recruitment sessions with major animation studios.

More vibrant than ever, the Mifa is taking place at the Impérial Palace from 13th – 16th June 2017 with 1,000 m2 additional surface area!

The first-ever Mifa Campus on Tuesday 13th June!

Guillermo del Toro will be the patron of the 1st Mifa Campus: A new day entirely dedicated to students and entry-level animation professionals. He will be presenting a „Conversation“ at 2 pm at the Impérial Palace, Verdi A&B, a unique moment for this generation seeking references and sharing experiences.Carlos Saldanha, director of Ice Age and Rio among others, has also agreed to share an intimate moment with students, young professionals and experts at 9 am in the Tente impériale.

Three kinds of meetings will be held:

>>>Chat With, sessions, where studios will discuss their work environments, prospective job offers and the kinds of profiles they’re looking for.